NEWCASTLE - 8

[GrahamK]

I notice LS don't have PRG, KRK or ORK for sale for S14 yet. Have these been dropped, or is it just that the NCL base plans have not been finalised? PRG is on sale from other bases.

[Jamesair]

The same three destinations were very late being timetabled last year, especially CRK. All three routes seem to have performed reasonably well this year.

[JND6198]

LCL

Well the fact is that I was there and saw the maintenance teams around LCL from the time it arrived til the time it left about 3 times this summer.
And yes TCX leased from Smart lynx this year, as well as last year, and I flew to Dalaman last year on LCI and there never seemed to be problems with that aircraft like there is this year

[Charlie98]

Jet2

Going back to what was said earlier about the wild possibility of 2 new Jet2 757s from GLA what is the current plan for when the lease of G-POWI finishes, could that's be swapped out for a 757 and another to add 1 to the base. Just a bit of speculation

[GrahamK]

GLA has only one 757 based

[CentreFix25]

...and It'll be Winter season when POWI goes back so it won't need replacing.

[Charlie98]

My bad however what I meant is next summer season, what will be replacing WI or will she be coming back again?

[shearer5]

TCX

may I just ask - how come Jet2 have not experienced the same misfortune as TCX with regard to technical problems?

their fleet is much older, is it something to do with maintenance?

thanks

[AP1995]

I don't know about Thomas cook however I do know that all off Jet2's aircraft have recently been through heavy maintenance and you can see it has paid off

[OltonPete]

Jet2

shearer5

I think you might have spoke (or written) too soon - Jet2 757 out of Glasgow this afternoon got as far as overhead Germany and did a 180, descended towards East Mids, held and landed safely but closed the East Mids runway forcing one divert to BHX................Thomas Cook A321.

The 321 has made it back to EMA from BHX but delaying the outbound Thomas Cook Bodrum. Not having much luck TCX!

Have to say Jet2 with their extra aircraft have been much better this year.

Pete

[Jamesair]

EMIRATES

A news item on the airport website is saying that the Dubai service has had its best August ever with pax numbers up 40% on August 2012, (I calculate it should be over 18,000). A Large increase in freight carriage is also mentioned.

[Jamesair]

EASYJET

Easyjet release their April/May and June 2014 flight schedules tomorrow, will there be any surprises?

[shearer5]

easyjet NCL-TFS

at the moment you can only book TFS till 19th april - do you know if the service runs beyond that into summer from NCL?

thanks

[BAladdy]

at the moment you can only book TFS till 19th april - do you know if the service runs beyond that into summer from NCL?

thanks

Schedules now loaded up until mid June for most routes. Below are the routes now on sale for S14 along with there weekly frequency for JUN14.

ALC - 1 x Daily
AMS - 4 x Weekly
BCN - 5 x Weekly
BFS - 16 x Weekly
BRS - 14 x Weekly
FAO - 5 x Weekly
JER - 2 x Weekly
PMI - 1 x Daily
AGP - 1 x Daily
MLA - 2 x Weekly
NCE - 3 x Weekly
TFS - 2 x Weekly (only available to book until 23APR14)

Flights to MAH not available to book fir S14

[Jamesair]

TFS was winter only and no sign Easyjet taking over the Gatwick route.

[HH6702]

TCX A321 replaces 757 for summer 2014

Hey

Just heard that our 2 based 757's are going to gatwick and Newcastle getting 2 brand new 321's

[TSR2]

Flights to MAH not available to book fir S14

With 9,912 pax in July and being 9% more than July 2012, I will be surprised if the route was dropped.

[JonnyH]

TSR2, I certainly agree, especially after my comments on the Luton thread. It'll be interesting to see.

HH6702, I would be pleasantly surprised if our 752s get replaced by 2 new A321s. I take it the new aircraft you're talking about are the newly delivered ones from Condor. Time will tell.

EDIT: Looking at seating plans on the TCX website it looks like you could be correct.

[Charlie98]

From looking at NCL-BJV next summer it still is a 752, by god I hope they don't take those beauties away - hopefully the Jet2 rumour will materialise

[LiamNCL]

Didn't TCX say on the announcement of KOS that it would be operated by 757s ?

EDIT : NCL - SSH still a 757 , I would be surprised if we got 2 new A321s ! It's a shame they don't give us a 753